To optimize learning while scrimmaging, it is helpful to manipulate scrimmage conditions to focus on more specific elements of team play. This particular "scenario game" trains a simple two-option attack combination in a highly game-like situation. This improves learning as the defensive side gets to see the the same attack combination multiple times and work to improve their collective effectiveness…
Teams that are able to successfully defend against powerful attacks have a great competitive advantage over opponents. It's not an easy skill to develop. Often we see coaches hit ball after ball across the net off a box to train this skill. However, the experience of digging a coach on a box is very different from digging an actual attacker.…
This 2 vs 6 drill is a fun challenge for players that helps them to learn what their best scoring options are in difficult circumstances and how to fight for points, while simultaneously teaching players how to control hitters in out-of-system situations and create opportunities to aggressively counter-attack.
This incredibly fun game for young children should be one of the first games you use to introduce them to the game of volleyball to children of primary school age. It teaches them the fundamental game concepts of attacking territory, defending territory, playing the ball over the net as well as allows you to introduce practically any throwing, striking, or…
This 2 vs 2 modified game introduces the fundamentals of the spiking arm-swing. Players learn how to hit the ball over the net using one hand, as well as how and when a hit is used in the game. It also teaches them the basic tactics of volleyball - specifically the concept of attacking and defending territory, how to use…
This is simple and fun game for players in the earliest stages of learning how to play - specifically players who have not yet developed competent rallying skills. It teaches them how to attack and defend territory and gives them practice executing volleyballs skills from their own toss.
This one vs one mini game is a great change-up from pepper-type drills at the start of practice. It will get your players moving at the start of practice, warm-up/improve their basic skills, and help them to learn to employ simple scoring tactics.
Outside hitters need to learn to score when facing a solid double or triple block. This competitive drill helps hitters to improve their effectiveness in these types of situations.
Teams need to learn how to become very offensively efficient when the pass is perfect. This scrimmage game consistently puts setters in the optimum position to run their offensive system in all reception rotations and allows all players to become familiar with the rhythms and timings of their team's offensive system, workout any issues, and gain the confidence needed to…
A team's ability to consistently "sideout" in all rotations is vital to it's success. This unique scoring system of this game emphasizes the importance to "sideout" consistently.
Not everything goes as planned in volleyball. Sometimes digs do not go where intended so teams need to learn to "scramble" or "scrap" to try to apply some offensive pressure in less than optimal situations. This fun game gives players lots of situations where they need to recover from a weak 1st contact dig and try to find ways to…
Back row attacking is becoming more and more important as the game evolves. This scrimmage game limits some attack options for the setter and creates scenarios where they are encouraged to utilize more of their back row attack/set options. More practice with these situations in a game like scenario should improve their execution and efficiency in actual match situations.
Teams need to be able to "sideout" consistently and efficiently in all rotations. This game gives the receiving team a numerical player advantage and the unique scoring system of this game creates the need to not only sideout consistently, but also the need to sideout on their first sequence of contacts by attacking aggressively and getting those aggressive attacks around…
Offensive efficiency is highly important to a team's success - especially in two situations: (1) when receiving serve and (2) when an easy (free) ball is received from the opponent. This game focuses on these two scenarios in particular to help a team's offence become more proficient.
